A History of Economic Thought in France: The Long Nineteenth Century

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Gilbert Faccarello (Universitie Patheon-Assas, France) Claire Silvant (Université Lumière Lyon 2, France)

A History of Economic Thought in France

The Long Nineteenth Century

Gilbert Faccarello (Universitie Patheon-Assas, France), Claire Silvant (Université Lumière Lyon 2, France)

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30 July 2025

Regional studies; European history; Economic theory & philosophy; Political economy; Economic history

Series: The Routledge History of Economic Thought

Traditionally, there has been a long and sustained interest in studying the history of economic ideas in France. Interest appeared to wane after World War II, but in recent decades, there has been a marked renaissance of interest and research in the contributions of French-speaking authors. Drawing on the flow of recent research, this book presents a new assessment of the history of political economy in France incorporating both novel presentations of some traditional subjects and topics that are not usually studied.

This second volume analyses the evolution of political economy during the long nineteenth century, combining an assessment of both liberals and their opponents. Its first part covers the most outstanding contributions to political economy in the age of industry, from the founding fathers (L.-C.-C. Destutt de Tracy and J. –B. Say) until the pre-World War I period, including that of A.-A. Cournot, J. Dupuit, the French liberal economists, and L. Walras. The volume then outlines the critiques of liberal political economy, focusing on the analyses of J.-C.L.S. de Sismondi, C.-H. de Saint-Simon and his followers, and the successive generations of socialist and associationist authors, not forgetting the sociological critique. A substantial postlude concludes the volume with a survey of recent developments of French economic thought up to the present day.

A History of Economic Thought in France will be invaluable reading for advanced students and researchers of the history of economic thought, political economy, intellectual history and French history.

Edited by: Gilbert Faccarello (Universitie Patheon-Assas France), Claire Silvant (Université Lumière Lyon 2, France)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781032569352
ISBN 10: 1032569352
Series: The Routledge History of Economic Thought
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 30 July 2025
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Gilbert Faccarello is Emeritus Professor at Panthéon-Assas University, France. He is a co-founder of The European Journal of the History of Economic Thought and co-editor of the Routledge Historical Resources site devoted to the History of Economic Thought. Claire Silvantis is Associate Professor of Economics at the Université Lumière, France, and a member of the research centre Triangle (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique). She also was in charge of a research programme on the history of public economics sponsored by the European Society for the History of Economic Thought.

Reviews for A History of Economic Thought in France: The Long Nineteenth Century

""[T]he editors are to be congratulated on having at last brought into view the sheer variety of nineteenth century French economic thought, and given us the means to begin to understand it."" - Keith Tribe, European Journal of the History of Economic Thought